This article covers a developing story. Keep checking back with us as we will add more information as it becomes available. Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for the ending of Agatha All Along It used to be that you could set your clock by the MCU’s post-credits scenes, but times have changed. Starting a long time ago with Iron Man in 2008, Stingers became immediately and irresistibly synonymous with Marvel’s tentpole franchise, and it was only Avengers: Endgame more than a decade later, the trend has been broken. Now, MCU post-credits scenes are no longer a guarantee, even when they…
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1988s Beetlejuice May not be Tim Burton’s first movie, but it was the project that truly launched him as a bold, funny and creative voice in Hollywood. He was – and is – a voice for counter culture with great affection for mainstream pop culture, whose work is challenging, meta and nostalgic, and who found in Michael Keaton a perfect muse. They don’t make films like that Beetlejuice More, but then they don’t make filmmakers like Tim Burton either. Flicking through his art collections, Burton’s characters – often sketched with frenetic energy – already feel recognizable. Unlike directors who work…
Content Warning: The following contains discussions of death, drowning, and suicide. The most notorious Lubricate Fan theory suggests that Olivia Newton-John’s Sandy is in fact dying throughout the movie and the infamous teenage love story is nothing more than a fantasy. Starting out as a raunchier stage play than the eventual adaptation, Randall Kleiser’s 1950s set High School Musical was a mostly grounded navigation through the struggles of typical teenage years. While it has its moments of fantasy, The ending, in which Danny and Sandy fly off to their hopeless future always felt like it didn’t belong. The ending’s strange…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Batman: Resurrection Clayface has just joined the universe of Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) with a new twist 35 years later. 2024 is a good time to be a Batman fan: There’s a Joker movie — OK, so maybe it’s not for everyone — HBO The penguin is an extraordinary spin-off to Matt Reeves’ universe, and now Batman: Resurrection is continuing Burton’s dark take on Gotham City and the Dark Knight. This novel expands the timeline of Michael Keaton’s Batman movie so well that it’s a tragedy that it probably couldn’t be remade for the…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Batman: Resurrection The smart thing about new Batman (1989) sequel Batman: Resurrection Is that writer John Jackson Miller sought to use existing holes in the original plot to build a story. In doing so, Miller manages to write two of the most famous Batman villains to never appear in a live-action DC movie, as well as centering the story around the very popular figure of Jack Nicholson’s Joker. It’s a brave thing to do, because Tim Burton’s Batman movies are beloved, but Resurrection is a resounding success. The novel not only introduces Clayface as…
Six episodes in The penguinDC’s Batman spin-off has already cemented itself as the best live-action DC property ever made for the small screen. Crucially, the narrative also justifies the decision to make it a TV show rather than a film set between Matt Reeves’ first and second Batman films. It is, in effect, like a historical drama, as epic as the most glorious stories of Rome, with the same thirst for blood, betrayal and power that Game of Thrones. The penguin Episode 6 begins with Oz on the rise, working in his new underground base of operations (and no, Batman…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Batman: Resurrection35 years after Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) ushered in the modern era of live-action Batman movies, a new sequel expanded the universe and gave me something I’ve wanted for as long as I’ve been a Batman fan. Burton’s movies introduced a number of what we would all consider top-tier Batman villains: the unhinged trinity of Joker, Catwoman and Penguin, of course, but new novel Batman: Resurrection Adds even more names to the Rogues Gallery. One thing I’ve always been bummed about in Batman movies is the lack of imagination when it comes to…
The smart thing about the new Batman (1989) sequel Batman: Resurrection is that writer John Jackson Miller sought to use the gaps in the original plot to build a story. In doing so, Miller manages to write two of the most famous Batman villains to never appear in a live-action DC film, as well as center the story around the extremely popular figure of Jack Nicholson’s Joker. It’s a brave thing to do, given the belief in Tim Burton’s Batman films, but Resurrection is a resounding success. Not only does the novel present Clayface as a natural continuation of the…
This article covers a developing story. Keep checking back with us as we will add more information as it becomes available. At New York Comic Con, James Gunn offered an update on the progress of Superman (2025), his take on how great new Man of Steel actor David Corenswet is, and teased when DC fans can expect the first trailer: “The film is going extraordinarily well. We’re deep into the editing process. David Corenswet is going to surprise people. He’s the movie star everyone dreams he could be. I don’t think anyone understands the depth of this guy’s talent -…
After years of speculation, Marvel has confirmed in The Marvels That a Young Avengers project is coming to the MCU. With the sprawling Marvel timeline introducing legacy heroes and family members of original superheroes, there has been a shift to new life since the end of the Infinity Saga. Naturally, older and established heroes continue to be big brands for the MCU, and several upcoming Marvel movies are dedicated to them, but the studio knows that if you’re not moving forward, you’re going backwards. Since the beginning of Phase 4, multiple Marvel projects have introduced teenagers and even younger superpowered…